Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-09

'sThe condition OF certain portions OF the Sth
street road from the Boundary to the District line"
trict commissioners by taxpayers OF Rri0htWood
and vicinity. They state that in many places thfs
road which is the principal inlet into the city for
the foOd-prOducfng counties of Maryland adjacent
to the District is next impossible renden &c un.
safe for vehicles and tending TO lessen the prosper-
iten, an,s rapidly growing section Of the county
0lue-r0ck In resurfacing that portion OF the road
near the soldiers Home entrance. AS has been
attended BY intolerable dust in the DIV and seas Of
mud In the wet seasons. 1.-THE unfintShed NORTON
OF the Belgian block pavement near Boundary has
oeen source OF the greatest ANNOYANCE during
the last four months, rendering It unsafe for qii
vehicles to pass that point" The petition IL signed
by r. E. 1. White, president and A a Oslorn
secretary OF the committee.
AN INSPECTOR OF KLgvAroRs
BY the bill to regulate the construction and
operation OF elevators within the District approved
March 50, the ONCE OF an inspector OF elevators
may be created by the Commissioned The 6ili
authorizes them to make and publish such orders
repair and operation OF all elevators And nre.
scribe such means o. security as may be found ne
cessary TO protect life and limb No appropriation
fore, can only be supported by Charging a rec for
each examination, etc. The Commissioners have
not yet given any consideration to the matter.
altnough commissioner Webb told q STAR ne.
porter to-day that it is probable they win estab-
hsh the Office OF an inspector Of elevators
PROTECTION OF SIDEWALKS AND STREET CRossrNcs
trlct commissioners in regard to the propOSed
ponce regulations and recommending with respect
TO the third section OF the law, which relates to
sioeWalkS that no freight wagon or other wagon
Shall be allowed to remain standing for loading,
unloading or otherwise on the sidewalks or CROSSE
n H1as al n NTH caused by passing over the
person Snal! be allowed to run wagons on the side.
walks lengthways or parallel with the streets.
,, TAXATION m OTHER CITIES.
Inc DiStr1ct Commissioners are Investigating
the system OF municipal taxation In vogue In the
large cities OF the United States with view to-
wards MAKING such changes as would be found OF
dressed the board Of revision OF taxes OF Phiadei
Pm,a, asking that copy Of the law Of that city
cfpal taxation be sent them.
VITAL STATISTICS
me report OF the health officer for the week end
Ing March 9Th shows: Number OF deaths, o.
annum-white s74; colored, Sc. e8: total DODuls-
ton, 2s5. Thirty were under 5 years OF age and
cS over &, 90 years Seventeen Of the deaths
deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotdc, IA:
constitutional, 30; local, 3s; developmentai, 6;
Group, 8; consumption. 28: diDhtherfa- /. erysin.
elas 2; typhoid lever, 2; malarial fever i: Dnel
monia, 8; congestion OF the lungs 2; bronchitis,
males II white females, 20 colored males. 1o col.
oreo 1emaies Marriages rep0rted-6 white, 4 COL
0red. Stiil-0irths reported-2 white, colored
one iuiAeu marriage-Whlte groom, cOlored bride.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for building brick addition to the
industrial Home school has been awarded by the
commissioners to MI. j. A. Pearson. His bid was
$,t423.
BUILDING PERMITS
Have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol-
lows: Jas: Robbins to erect a brick photograph
gallery; $500, on G street, between I'd and I'd
streets northwest. Anton SchrOth. to erect brick
dwelling; $500, near $50 g street southeast. H.
Wayr1ch, TO repair 1900 9TH street northwest 300
Geo. Z. Walker, to repair SO 18th street north.
west; =, 500. j. l. Cayerly, to build an addition
10 l7S6 10Th street northwest; $500.
MISCELLANEOUS
Btrney Birney, on behalf OF clients owners of
property In square 49, 7th street southwest, be-
tween & and ID streets, call the attention of the
commissioners 10 an unlawful encrOachment upOn
public alley In that square, and request that the
obstruction be removed and the alley reopened to
its lawful width.
Commissioner Webb has written Major Moore. OF
the police force, that complaint has been made by
.. q. Staples and other hotel men In the city in
Regard 10 tne arrangement OF carriages, etc.
standing In front OF the b. & P. X. K depot
N L. Grunin has been appointed an assistant
craftsman TO assist Architect Brady in preparing
the plans for the seven new school-houses
The tax receipts In the District for the month of
February amounted TO $50, 3S9
MyleS Gibbons, John Burke and score more of
property owners and residents OF 9th street north
west, between and streets, have addressed a
petltlOn 10 the District Commissioners, setting
forth that that street Is in an impossible con.
dit1On, and praying that 1t be repaired at once
The Board OF commissioners have ordered that
the structure located on lot II, square 692 be
Immediately removed; also the distractions In the
3OfOOt alley In square No. 50.
The sum OF $47.5O has been allowed Lyman H.
Lamb for injuries to his horse by its falling into
sewer trap on the east side OF 9TH street. near
street southwest.